little bittern

noun

A bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.

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Meanings

nounlittle bittern (plural little bitterns)

plural little bitterns

  1. A bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.
    1. A bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus.

Origin

From little + bittern (“a bird in the heron family Ardeidae”).

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Translations

Catalan martinet menut, gomet
  • martinet menutbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • gometbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • suísbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
Dutch woudaap
  • woudaapbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
Finnish pikkuhaikara, pikkuhaikara
  • pikkuhaikarabittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • pikkuhaikarabittern of the genus Ixobrychus
French blongios nain
  • blongios nainbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
German Zwergdommel
  • Zwergdommelbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
Italian tarabusino, nonnino
  • tarabusinobittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • nonninobittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
Polish bączek zwyczajny, bączek
  • bączek zwyczajnybittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • bączekbittern of the genus Ixobrychus
Romanian stârc pitic
  • stârc piticbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
Russian волчо́к, малая выпь
  • волчо́к (volčók)bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • малая выпь (malaja vypʹ)bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • волчо́к (volčók)bittern of the genus Ixobrychus
Swedish dvärgrördrom, dvärgrördrom
  • dvärgrördrombittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • dvärgrördrombittern of the genus Ixobrychus
Turkish küçük balaban
  • küçük balabanbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
Welsh adar y bwn lleiaf
  • adar y bwn lleiafbittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
Cite this entry
APA

little bittern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20bittern

MLA

“little bittern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20bittern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “little bittern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20bittern.

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